Joseph Verbis Lafleur (24 January 1912 - 07 September 1944) was a Roman Catholic priest of the Military Ordinariate of the United States who died in the Philippines and is in the preliminary stages for sainthood.[1][2][3]
Servant of God Joseph Verbis Lafleur | |
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| File:Father Lafleur.jpg Painting of Father Joseph Verbis Lafleur at the Our Lady of All Saints Parish, Ville Platte, Louisiana by David Andrews. | |
| Priest, Chaplain | |
| Born | January 24, 1912 Ville Platte, Louisiana, United States |
| Died | September 7, 1944 (aged 32) off Sindangan Point, Liloy, Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Major shrine | Father Joseph Lafleur Shrine, St. Landry Catholic Church, Opelousas, Louisiana, United States |
| Patronage | Notre Dame Seminary St. Joseph Seminary, Lafayette |
Beatification
On October 2014, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lafayette, lead by Bishop John Douglas Deshotel, officially opened his cause for beatification. He is to be the second candidate for sainthood from Lafayette Diocese after the Servant of God Auguste Nonco Pelafigue (1888-1977), a layman, whose cause for sainthood was opened on April the same year.[4]
References
- ^ "1944". faithweb.com. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- ^ "Lieutenant Father Joseph Verbis Lafleur". fatherlafleur.org. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
- ^ "Rev. Fr. Joseph Verbis Lafleur (1912-1944)". findagrave.com. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help) - ^ "Army Chaplain's Cause for Canonization Ramps Up". m.ncregister.com. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
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